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Joe Root backs ‘always brilliant’ Pietersen to bring best out of England players

Joe Root has backed Kevin Pietersen to bring the best out of England’s players after the former captain’s surprise appointment as a specialist mentor to the white-ball squad

Simon Burnton at Edgbaston21h ago

It was clear Pakistan would struggle in England but they were set up to fail

My heart has always belonged to Pakistan’s cricketers but the PCB’s nonsensical decision-making is breaking it

Taha Hashim1d ago

How the smaller ball trial in WXV has brought ‘mixed bag of emotions’

The trial has caused heated debate in women’s rugby, with England’s Zoe Harrison calling it the ‘worst decision ever’, but others more open to it

Sarah Rendell1d ago

Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham have been stalked. They’re far from alone in the WNBA

Players generally welcome interacting with their fans. But as the league’s popularity surges, there are dangers to be aware of

Stephanie Kaloi1d ago

Fake wide receivers to undercover stings: did the 49ers have the wildest NFL preseason of all time?

A large part of San Francisco’s summer was a literal car crash. On the positive side, they have so far avoided their usual list of crushing injuries

Melissa Jacobs1d ago

‘It was very hurtful’: darts cult hero Stephen Bunting on death threats, social media – and the new Luke Littlers

The world No 10 talks to Donald McRae about getting recognised in New York, coping with hostility and why he’s never changing his walk-on song

Donald McRae1d ago

AFL boss calls for zero tolerance on players’ poor behaviour in wake of Swans scandal

The AFL Commission chair has declared players must abide by the competition’s high standards of behaviour or they will not have a place in the game

Jack Snape1d ago

Coco Gauff dismantles Iva Jovic to reach quarter-finals in confident US Open run

The 2023 champion beats fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 for her most complete performance yet and will face Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals

Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows1d ago

‘We’ve got grand final tickets’: Belief builds in Auckland amid Warriors NRL fever

Despite just missing out on the minor premiership, fans are daring to dream as the Wahs emerge as the most-loved rugby team in the city

James Borrowdale in Auckland1d ago

US Open tennis 2026: Rybakina brushes aside Osaka, Zheng stuns Swiatek, and more on day nine – as it happened

Qinwen Zheng comes from 0-5 down in the first set to beat Iga Swiatek in two, while Mirra Andreeva, Elena Rybakina and Alexander Blockx also make the last eight

Daniel Harris and John Brewin 1d ago

Zheng Qinwen erases another 5-0 deficit to stun Swiatek and reach US Open quarter-finals

Zheng Qinwen recovered from 5-0 down in the opening set to stun Iga Swiatek and reach the last eight of the US Open

Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows1d ago

Kevin Pietersen must tread carefully as England mentor after life as an outspoken pundit

The former player’s credentials speak for themselves but the ECB has also taken a risk in employing him until the end of next year

Mark Ramprakash1d ago

Bernie Ecclestone questioned after shotgun found on his private jet in Portugal

The 95-year-old former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone said he was questioned by police in Portugal after a shotgun was found on his private jet

Miguel Dantas in Porto1d ago

Sale’s Courtney Lawes ‘not worried about legacy’ in drive to make England return

Courtney Lawes is back in the Prem after two years in France and has unfinished business at international level

Gerard Meagher1d ago

Pakistan launch player conduct investigation during dysfunctional England tour

Pakistan have launched an investigation into ‘discipline and conduct’ during their highly dysfunctional tour of England, with two players understood to have had their mobile phones confiscated as part of the inquiry

Ali Martin1d ago

Kevin Pietersen gets surprise call-up as mentor for England cricket team

Kevin Pietersen has been appointed as a ‘specialist mentor’ to England’s white-ball teams during the run-up to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in late 2027

Ali Martin2d ago

‘Like an AI agent’: Wolff hails Antonelli’s Italian GP victory in title charge

Toto Wolff has compared his driver Kimi Antonelli to the greats of Formula One after the Mercedes driver’s remarkable victory at the Italian Grand Prix

Giles Richards2d ago

For baseball’s Black and Latino players, it’s always 1926 somewhere

From home-run celebrations to tilted caps, players embracing joy continue to collide with an old guard devoted to Dust Bowl grimness

Howard Bryant2d ago

Will hordes of influencers, weed smokers and mid-point talkers bring down the US Open?

This year, the noise at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center has officially become A Problem. But changing it would mean changing society

Aaron Timms at Flushing Meadows2d ago

Warning over future of Olympic Games if Brisbane 2032 program is not modernised

Australia’s most senior sport executive, Kieren Perkins, has called on the IOC to update the sporting program for Brisbane 2032

Jack Snape2d ago

Azhar Ali: ‘Pakistan cricket cannot change in the space of a year’

One of the stalwarts of the Pakistan team that reached Test No 1 a decade ago tells Ali Martin the current side’s woes go far deeper than this tour of England